HOSA CPR/First Aid Questions and
Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
Why is it important to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when giving first aid?
✔✔ To protect both yourself and the victim from infections.
How do you determine if a person is unresponsive?
✔✔ Tap their shoulder and shout, “Are you okay?”
If a person is unresponsive and not breathing, what should you do?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and call for emergency help.
What is the correct hand placement for adult CPR?
✔✔ Center of the chest, just below the sternum, with hands stacked.
Why should you allow the chest to fully recoil between compressions?
✔✔ To let the heart refill with blood and improve circulation.
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,What is the compression-to-breath ratio for adult CPR?
✔✔ 30 compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.
What should you do if an AED arrives while performing CPR?
✔✔ Turn it on and follow the voice instructions immediately.
Why should you never touch a victim while an AED is analyzing the heart rhythm?
✔✔ It can interfere with the AED’s ability to detect a shockable rhythm.
How can you help a choking infant who is unable to cough or cry?
✔✔ Give 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts.
What should you do if an unconscious choking victim is not breathing?
✔✔ Begin CPR and check for an object in the mouth after each cycle of compressions.
Why should you avoid excessive ventilation during rescue breaths?
✔✔ Too much air can cause stomach inflation and lead to vomiting.
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,How can you tell if rescue breaths are effective?
✔✔ The victim’s chest rises with each breath.
What should you do after successfully using an AED on a victim?
✔✔ Leave the pads on and monitor them until medical help arrives.
How do you check for a pulse in an unconscious adult?
✔✔ Feel for the carotid artery on the side of the neck.
If someone suddenly collapses and is gasping for air, what should you do?
✔✔ Begin CPR immediately; gasping is not normal breathing.
How can you help someone who has fainted?
✔✔ Lay them down and elevate their legs to improve blood flow.
What is the best way to control severe bleeding?
✔✔ Apply direct pressure with a clean cloth or bandage.
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, When should you use a tourniquet?
✔✔ Only when direct pressure does not stop severe bleeding and professional help is delayed.
Why should you never remove a deeply embedded object from a wound?
✔✔ It may cause more bleeding and further damage.
What is the best way to treat a knocked-out tooth?
✔✔ Keep it moist in milk or saliva and get the person to a dentist immediately.
If someone has a suspected head or neck injury, what should you do?
✔✔ Keep them still and support their head to prevent movement.
How do you care for a person having a seizure?
✔✔ Clear the area around them and let the seizure pass without restraining them.
What should you do if someone is having difficulty breathing due to an allergic reaction?
✔✔ Help them use their epinephrine auto-injector and call for emergency help.
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Answers | Latest Version | 2024/2025 |
Correct & Verified
Why is it important to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when giving first aid?
✔✔ To protect both yourself and the victim from infections.
How do you determine if a person is unresponsive?
✔✔ Tap their shoulder and shout, “Are you okay?”
If a person is unresponsive and not breathing, what should you do?
✔✔ Start CPR immediately and call for emergency help.
What is the correct hand placement for adult CPR?
✔✔ Center of the chest, just below the sternum, with hands stacked.
Why should you allow the chest to fully recoil between compressions?
✔✔ To let the heart refill with blood and improve circulation.
1
,What is the compression-to-breath ratio for adult CPR?
✔✔ 30 compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths.
What should you do if an AED arrives while performing CPR?
✔✔ Turn it on and follow the voice instructions immediately.
Why should you never touch a victim while an AED is analyzing the heart rhythm?
✔✔ It can interfere with the AED’s ability to detect a shockable rhythm.
How can you help a choking infant who is unable to cough or cry?
✔✔ Give 5 back blows followed by 5 chest thrusts.
What should you do if an unconscious choking victim is not breathing?
✔✔ Begin CPR and check for an object in the mouth after each cycle of compressions.
Why should you avoid excessive ventilation during rescue breaths?
✔✔ Too much air can cause stomach inflation and lead to vomiting.
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,How can you tell if rescue breaths are effective?
✔✔ The victim’s chest rises with each breath.
What should you do after successfully using an AED on a victim?
✔✔ Leave the pads on and monitor them until medical help arrives.
How do you check for a pulse in an unconscious adult?
✔✔ Feel for the carotid artery on the side of the neck.
If someone suddenly collapses and is gasping for air, what should you do?
✔✔ Begin CPR immediately; gasping is not normal breathing.
How can you help someone who has fainted?
✔✔ Lay them down and elevate their legs to improve blood flow.
What is the best way to control severe bleeding?
✔✔ Apply direct pressure with a clean cloth or bandage.
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, When should you use a tourniquet?
✔✔ Only when direct pressure does not stop severe bleeding and professional help is delayed.
Why should you never remove a deeply embedded object from a wound?
✔✔ It may cause more bleeding and further damage.
What is the best way to treat a knocked-out tooth?
✔✔ Keep it moist in milk or saliva and get the person to a dentist immediately.
If someone has a suspected head or neck injury, what should you do?
✔✔ Keep them still and support their head to prevent movement.
How do you care for a person having a seizure?
✔✔ Clear the area around them and let the seizure pass without restraining them.
What should you do if someone is having difficulty breathing due to an allergic reaction?
✔✔ Help them use their epinephrine auto-injector and call for emergency help.
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